- prep: 10 min
- cook: 6 hr
- total: 6 hr 10 min
Summary
Super easy and DELICIOUS Crock Pot Mexican Casserole with quinoa, black beans, and ground chicken or turkey. Healthy, gluten-free comfort food!
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 pound ground turkey ( or chicken, I used 93% lean ground turkey)
- 1 medium yellow onion (diced)
- 1 cup uncooked quinoa
- 2 cans red enchilada sauce ((10 ounce cans) (mild or medium) or 2 1/2 cups homemade red enchilada sauce)
- 1 can black beans ((15 ounces), drained and rinsed)
- 1 cab fire-roasted diced tomatoes in their juices ((15 ounces))
- 1 cup corn kernels (fresh or frozen)
- 1 red bell pepper (cored and diced)
- 1 green bell pepper (cored and diced)
- 2 tablespoons chili powder
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 cup shredded Mexican blend cheese (divided)
- For serving: chopped fresh cilantro (diced avocado, chopped green onion, sour cream or plain Greek yogurt)
Instructions
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Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 8
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 328 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 12 g 18.25%
- Saturated Fat: 4 g 19.91%
- Trans Fat: 0 g %
- Cholesterol: 45 mg 15%
- Sodium: 753 mg 31.38%
- Calcium: 172 mg 17.18%
- Potassium: 247 mg 7.05%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 3 mg 18.97%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 32 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 5 g 21.69%
- Sugar: 3 g
- Protein: 25 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 1 g
- Vitamin A 19.58%
- Vitamin C 41.2%
- Vitamin D 0%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Diabetes Exchanges
- Exchange - Fat1
- Exchange - Fruit0
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs0
- Exchange - Starch2
- Exchange - Vegetables1
- Exchange - Lean Meat3
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total1 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total0 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy0 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total2 oz-eq